Protest Denial Decision Released: VA T4NG2 Small Business Size Challenge

Protestor Systematic Innovations, LLC
Solicitation Number 36C10B23R0011
Agency Department of Veterans Affairs and Small Business Administration
File number SBA No. VSBC-339, 2024 (S.B.A.), 2024 WL 1050843
Filed Date November 7, 2023

On March 14, 2023, VA issued RFP No. 36C10B23R0011 for the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation 2 (T4NG2) multiple-award indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract. (RFP at 2.) According to the RFP’s Performance Work Statement (PWS), the contractors will provide information technology (IT) service solutions in 11 functional areas: “program management, strategy, enterprise architecture and planning; systems/software engineering; software technology demonstration and transition; test and evaluation; independent verification and validation; enterprise network; enterprise management framework; operations and maintenance; cybersecurity; training; [and] IT facilities”. (RFP Amend. 0001, at 14.) The RFP explained that “[t]his PWS provides general requirements … [,] [s]pecific requirements shall be defined in individual Task Orders.” (Id.)

*1 The RFP stated that VA intended to award up to 30 contracts, with at least 15 awards reserved for SDVOSBs. (Id. at 156-57.) The Contracting Officer (CO) assigned North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541512, Computer Systems Design Services, with a corresponding size standard of $34 million average annual receipts. (Id. at 112.) DigiPathy submitted its initial proposal on April 23, 2023, and final proposal revisions on June 13, 2023. On October 31, 2023, the CO announced the identity of the successful offerors. A total of 30 awardees were selected, including 21 SDVOSBs or SDVOSB joint ventures.

On November 7, 2023, Systematic Innovations, LLC (Protestor) protested the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status of DigiPathy LLC (DigiPathy), in connection with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 36C10B23R0011. DigiPathy is a joint venture between Mind Computing Inc. (Mind Computing) and Dynanet Corporation (Dynanet). For the reasons discussed infra, the protest is denied.

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